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arcosolium

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ar⋅co⋅so⋅li⋅um

  [ahr-kuh-soh-lee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -li⋅a  [-lee-uh] .
(in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
Origin:
1875–80; < NL, equiv. to L arc(us) arc + -o- -o- + solium sarcophagus
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